Nars Mediteranee Eyeshadow Duo

Even though it has been super rainy and just down right terrible weather - I am still rocking the orange eyeshadow. Below is they Nars Mediteranee eyeshadow duo that I picked up at Sephora for around $34. I have had this for a while but when I swatched the orange shade in the store a year or so ago I knew I had to have it.

The Mediteranee duo comes with a golden pearlescent beige shade and a shimmery orange that steals the show. Seriously, this duo is absolutely gorgeous and it is almost 100% the orange shads fault. My only complaint with this due is that the beige shade could be more pigmented. I find myself really trying to pack it on to get good color pay off. 

Below is a more wearable look using Mediteranee. 

FOTD: Using past favorites

Hi girls, Happy Memorial Day Weekend! 

First off just let me say sorry for not posting any nail posts. My nails have been in awful shape and I am trying to get them back to the standards that I want in order to post :)

Anyway, I have not really done a face of the day yet and wanted to show you guys what I have been wearing pretty much everyday with the exception of my lip color. A lot of these products you will recognize from my fast few monthly favorites. I have been really obsessed with creating super white inner corners of my eyes and translating it to the middle of my lid. I think it helps me look even more 'awake' and bright. I accomplish this by using my mac painterly paint pot and using Wet N Wild's Brule all over my lid. Brule is a few shades lighter than my skintone. For my inner corners NYX's Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk is a great way to brighten up the inner corner. To line my eyes I used L'Oreal's liner intense felt tip liner and applied a few coats of L'Oreal's million lashes mascara.

For my foundation I am wearing my new favorite base - Revlon's Colorstay Whipped. I have grown to love this even more than my Nars, which I have been using for 3 years. The wear time on this foundation is amazing and I find it gets better as the day goes on. I do have a post on this but I do ahve to say that I recently wore it to my sister's graduation this past week in 85 degree weather, and it held up! amazing. I always set it with my Mac MSFN!

On my cheeks I am still obsessing over Mac's Cream Soda Blush.

Recently, I have been wearing brighter lip colors, but in this photo I have on Mac's Shy Girl lipstick and Revlon's lipgloss in Peach Petal

Maybelline Full N Soft Review

 I have tried a fair amount of mascaras but I always come back to this one. 

Maybelline's Full N Soft is a great everyday mascara. I think this mascara gets some negative attention because it doesn't provide much volume. I don't need much volume but if you are looking for a mascara for a dramatic look, or a night out I would suggest investigating one with more intensity.

Maybelline states the benefits of this mascara are:

• Builds full, healthy-looking lashes without the brittle feel 

• Prevents loss of lashes with Quick Dissolve System that allows easy mascara removal

• Advanced thickening formula with Vitamin E helps to soften and nourish lashes  

  • No clumps, no globs

• Contact lens safe and hypoallergenic 

• Washable, also available in Waterproof formula

The only bullet point I cannot comment on is the one about contacts since I do not wear them.

However, as you can see from the photo below, this mascara definitely provides a very healthy, natural looking lash. My lashes never feel brittle at all. I do not find flakes of mascara under my eyes throughout the day. My lashes never get clumpy, no matter how many coats I apply. Because this mascara leaves your lashes so soft, it is easy to re-apply throughout the day if you feel you need an extra coat.

This mascara is also very easy to remove, unlike my Maybelline Mega Plush. After using my cleanse off oil there is very minimal mascara left under my eyes that usually comes off after I cleanse with my foaming cleaner. I never need to tug with towels or cotton pads to wipe the remaining mascara away.

Overall, this mascara is my HG everyday (work, shopping, lunch with friends) mascara. I have repurchased this over and over again and probably will for a while!

Here is the mascara with a complete look

The rest of my face:

Face:

Nars Sheer Glow - Figi

Mac Studio Sculpt concealer

MAC MSFN

Eyes:

Mac PPP

Coastal Scents nude matte shades

L'Oreal Liner Intense felt tip liner on upper lash line

Rimmel Special Eyes Pencil Liner

Maybelline Full n Soft Mascara

Cheeks:

Nars Madly

Bare Minerals The Shining Moment Luminizer

Lips:

Mac Viva Glam V

Have you found your HG Mascara?

FOTD: Warm and Neutral

Hello Girls - Another beauty post from the weekend! Solent to the giants game yesterday so I just did a something warm and neutral. I never really venture out TOO much with my eyes, I usually keep them really simple. If anything I am more experimental with bolder lips and cheeks. But for this look I kept everything really warm. 

Face: MUFE Mat Velvet +

MAC MSFN

Eyes:

Bobbi Brown Day to Night Warm Palette

L'Oreal Liner Intense Felt Tip Liner

Maybelline Full N Soft Mascara

Cheeks: 

Mac Blushbaby

Lips:

NYX Pumpkin l/s

Laura Mercier Lip Glace in Blush Baby